DID YOU KNOW?
- Alcohol impaired driving is one of the main causes of serious road trauma in NZ
- Alcohol is a drug known to impair the ability to drive safely
- 79% of alcohol affected drivers in the region are male, although increasing numbers of women are being stopped with blood alcohol levels over the legal limit
- Each year, young drivers cause nearly half of all alcohol-related road crashes
- Sober driving is something that mates do to get each other home safely
- Alcohol is the most widely used psychoactive (mood changing) readily available drug
- Regional road safety stakeholders are advocating for a lowering of the legal blood alcohol concentration for driving to 50mg alcohol / 100ml blood for adult drivers. Under the current legislation people are legally permitted to drive whilst alcohol impaired.
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO REDUCE THE RISK?
- Take one for the team – be the sober driver
- Plan your ride home before you go out
- Dial-a-driver
- Take a taxi
- Text your parents to let them know you need a ride home
- Never accept a ride from a driver who has been drinking - reduce your risk
USEFUL LINKS
- NZ Drug Foundation: Specific Alcohol Information
- ALAC: Ease up on the drink: General Alcohol Information
- Ministry of Transport: NZ Alcohol and Drug Crash Facts
- NZ Automobile Association: Alcohol and Driving Information
- SADD-Students Against Driving Drunk: Information and Resources for Students
